Gudea Cylinders A and B — the longest extant Sumerian literary work. Gudea of Lagash receives the temple plan in a dream, builds it, and dedicates it to Ningirsu.
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Tradition
Sumerian royal-religious composition. Inscribed on two great clay cylinders (c. 2125 BCE). A close analogue to the temple-building accounts of Solomon’s temple in 1 Kings / 2 Chronicles.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.